The invoice that gets paid without a follow-up

The invoice that gets paid without a follow-up
Late payment is often not malice. It is an invoice that could not be processed, and nobody told you.
Make it impossible to bounce:
— Exact legal entity names on both sides, as they appear in the contract. Not brand names.
— A unique, sequential invoice number. Reused numbers get rejected by accounting systems.
— The period covered, stated explicitly, with dates.
— The agreed reference: order number, contract number, account identifier. A missing reference is the most common reason an invoice sits in a queue.
— A line breakdown that matches their reporting, in their currency, using their labels.
— Payment details spelled out, including everything needed for an international transfer.
— The due date calculated per the contract, printed on the invoice.
— Sent to the accounts address, not to your account manager. Then tell the account manager you sent it.
Invoices are not paid for being correct. They are rejected for being incorrect.